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White Phosphorus 2009
This collection of works was produced in 2009 following the late 2008 war launched by the Israeli occupation on the Gaza Strip.
Amidst thousands losing their life, I was unable to create any artwork. Shackled by the pain and the horror of what was taking place, I instead turned to writing and produced a group of texts. With time, I was able to return to painting and create this collection.
Phosphorescent White
For dolls in childhood
The taste of brides in their twenties,
And white jasmine.
White is for dreamers
And brides,
And for knights with their horses white.
In Gaza
white is for kids,
The ashes are theirs too,
And for the dolls.
There…
On the white coast,
near home,
was a child dreaming,
Of a doll,
On a Mediterranean excursion, wearing
Clothing of white
and on their White steed.
White Phosphorus، #1, Acrylic on Canvas, 120X120 cm, 2009
White Phosphorus، #2, Acrylic on Canvas, 200X100 cm, 2009
White Phosphorus، #2, Acrylic on Canvas, 150X200 cm, 2009
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